According to Mr. Sergey Belenky, deputy minister of industrial policy of Ukraine, Ukrainian steelmaking companies plan to increase pig iron output by 4.8% to 28.5 million tons, steel smelting by 5.6% to 34 million tons and finished steel by 5.6% to 32 million tons in 2011.The expected production in 2010, according to the Ministry data,…
It is reported that in October Ukraine’s flat steel product exports decreased by 9% MoM and by 13% YoY to 505,340 tons valued at about $323 million.Specifically, in October Ukraine’s exports of hot-rolled steel went down by 13% MoM to 406,590 tons, of which 73,270 tons were delivered to Poland, 56,930 tons were exported to…
It is reported that in October Ukraine’s flat steel product imports were down by 5% MoM, but increased by 50% YoY to 72,170 tons valued at $79.16 million.In particular, Ukraine’s imports of hot-rolled steel in October went up by 54% MoM to 10,910 tons, its imports of cold-rolled steel went down by 40% MoM to…
For 10 months of 2010 Metinvest-Ukraine, a wholesale distribution channel of Metinvest Steel and Rolled products division sales service, increased its shipments of steel products to CIS countries by 90%, up to 135,000 tons compared with 71,000 tons in the previous year.In 2010 Metinvest-Ukraine managed to have substantially increased the sales volume, shipments to Central…
According to the information, issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, in the current year up to December 1 Ukraine utilized 93.53% of its annual quota for rebar exports to Russia, supplying a total of 374,108 tons.As of November 1, Ukraine’s quota utilization rate for rebar exports to Russia had amounted to 93.01% or 372,028…
According to the information, issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1 to December 1 Russia and other countries utilized 81.9% of the new annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm supplying a total of around 13,065 tons. The total quota…
It is reported that in January to November Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal’s finished steel product output increased by 1.2% to 2.55 million tons and its crude steel production rose by 1% to 3.05 million tons, both compared to January to November 2009.In the first 11 months of this year the plant saw a 0.2% YoY drop…
It is reported that the Ukrainian pipe making industry has demonstrated a 17.7% MoM growth rate in November driven by Khartzyzsk and Lugansk Tube Plant performance improvements. Khartsyzsk Pipe Works performance has skyrocketed by 38.2% MoM, decreasing the gap between prior year 11 month results to 50%.According to a Millennium Capital analyst, “The news is positive…
